Congrats man! I just got mine and played FIFA 14 on the PS4 with Whitesands Vivid settings and boy let me tell you it blew my hair back! The colors are just absolutely insane on this TV! The TV with the stand is just absolutely gorgeous when it's setup. I seriously felt like a kid at Christmas when unboxing it and setting it up. I'd like to give a big shout out to Whitesands for his settings too. Talk about a guy who is committed to helping others get full enjoyment from this TV and help with the resale value. You're a solid dude and I appreciate your help!
I just picked the tv up today. I am coming from a samsung dlp that I loved. Still playing around with the settings, there are so many more then my samsung had. Whitesands could you send me your settings please? Thanks
I watched Gravity in 3D the other night on my W9 and while the plot was so so in my opinion the 3D was excellent. If you get the chance WS I would check it out on your 850.
WhiteSands, just bought this beast of a tv today, safe to say I'm stoked! I'm also a complete newb at tv calibration. I watch a lot of sports, FIFA (go USA!) right now, and watch a love of actions movies. What are the optimal settings for that kind of viewing?
WhiteSands, just bought this beast of a tv today, safe to say I'm stoked! I'm also a complete newb at tv calibration. I watch a lot of sports, FIFA (go USA!) right now, and watch a love of actions movies. What are the optimal settings for that kind of viewing?
Folks any one has done comparison between the 2? I realize 950b is 2014 model and more expensive but am wondering if it is worth paying the extra. All I care about is picture quality.
Folks any one has done comparison between the 2? I realize 950b is 2014 model and more expensive but am wondering if it is worth paying the extra. All I care about is picture quality.
They usually show up on Sony's support site eventually. But you may need to wait a few weeks... or longer. The next firmware release might even be available before the release notes are posted for this release.
While I do believe the future is 4k, the technology is just too expensive right now with too little viable content to warrant going that route. I'll likely have the opportunity to add another display in 1-2 years and hopefully the 4k options will be more compelling.
BB is holding my unit at the warehouse for another 4-6 weeks until our new house is finished. There are now only 34 units left in the Dallas-Ft Worth region and I was worried if I didn't reserve one now, they might be gone forever.
Look forward to sharing the experience! Thanks for all the suggestions and advice.
No doubt improved 4K technology in time will be a big thing with the future 85" and up to 125" sets come out. Hopefully these sets would be more affordable due to improved technology.
Really like my set. Have a bdp s590.any advantage to either a s790 or s6200? Also thinking of maybe an Xbox one as a hub although I don't game. Any info would be appreciated.
Howard
Guys,
I don't know what is the best setup, and was hopeful some of you guys can give me the best configuration.
Current:
HTPC XBMC into Sony Amp via HDMI
Foxtel Cable into Sony Amp via HDMI
XBOX360 into Sony Amp via HDMI
PS4 into Sony Amp via HDMI
AppleTV in HDMI3 of Sony TV
Sony Amp in HDMI1 of Sony TV
Wii in Composite of TV
Optical Out of Sony TV To Amp, used for TV Audio and Wii
This was my previous configuration when I had my old XBR Sony and all worked well via universal Harmony remote. This was chosen as the TV optical out only supported 2ch.
The W850A supports full audio pass through of the inputs (unless I have this wrong?). Would it be better to plug the common devices I use like HTPC, PS4 and Foxtel Cable directly into the Sony TV? Thinking about the Bravia Sync capabilities.
Is there an advantage to keep it they way it is or change it to directly connected?
Looking for the fastest switching and best quality
Thanks in advance, appreciate any comments or recommendations
The quantity of these tvs seems to be dwindling down. Im trying to make up my mind between this and 2014 vizio m, and of course the 65 inch vizio aent availble yet, so i dont know what to do
Got and setup the TV last night and wow, what a picture. I tried many of the calibration settings posted here (including WS), but the General/Standard default settings that come with this set are really well calibrated and other settings just seem to wash it out for me...I think if your using limited color space (16-235) as your sources (mine is dish and htpc running xbmc), then those settings don't need to be adjusted...this is the first TV where I have not had to calibrate the settings.
FYI, the pictures here don't do the tv justice...you have to see a well authored blu-ray (avengers looks amazing).
Are there any owners of the 65w850a in here who can tell me if the Motionflow setting can be set to Impulse while also having Scene Select set to Game?
Does Motionflow Impulse mode work properly on this TV? I read that Sony ruined the Impulse mode a while back on some (all?) of their TV models in a firmware update by forcing frame interpolation to on, instead of just strobing the backlight (or is it black frame insertion?):
I'm tantalized by the idea of a large TV such as this with low input lag combined with a strobing backlight (or BFI?) to eliminate retinal motion blur while gaming.
Are there any owners of the 65w850a in here who can tell me if the Motionflow setting can be set to Impulse while also having Scene Select set to Game?
Does Motionflow Impulse mode work properly on this TV? I read that Sony ruined the Impulse mode a while back on some (all?) of their TV models in a firmware update by forcing frame interpolation to on, instead of just strobing the backlight (or is it black frame insertion?):
I'm tantalized by the idea of a large TV such as this with low input lag combined with a strobing backlight (or BFI?) to eliminate retinal motion blur while gaming.
Its not perfect though. There is a bit of flicker ( which I can adjust to ) and the picture is quite dim. I use it in a light controlled evironmet , so that helps some with the dimming.
I will also say that I do notice uniformity issues (DSE) a bit more than usual on certain games when in game mode with impulse on. I think though that has to do with the dimness. If I turn impulse off it not as noticeable. No TV is perfect though, so I'm not going to complain too much.
All in all though I do feel that this is the best gaming set on the market ( and the 900a ). And probably the best all around set for people like me where 2/3 usage is gaming and the rest movies and general TV watching. Certainly the best value!
My TV is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday and I was wondering if a current owner could help me out. I have a pair of Bluetooth headphones that I use with my iPad for when I Netflix a movie late at night. Does this TV have the capability of streaming audio to them? Or do I need to purchase a separate Bluetooth transmitter to plug into the headphone jack of the 65W850A for this to work?
I looked quickly but I do not see any settings related to bluetooth related streaming. Only settings I could find relate to what happens to the audio when a headphone jack is plugged in.
I seem to be getter stutter/judder when there is panning on the screen side to side. This shows up on cable and blu-rays (example Pacific Rim). This involves people moving and the screen information stuttering, it stops after the motion of the camera stops. I just received a replacement from Sony and I did not see this on the previous set. It may have existed on the previous set but could have been very minor. Any suggestions?
I seem to be getting stutter/judder when there is panning on the screen side to side. This shows up on cable and blu-rays (example Pacific Rim). This involves people moving and the screen information stuttering, it stops after the motion of the camera stops. I just received a replacement from Sony and I did not see this on the previous set. It may have existed on the previous set but could have been very minor. Any suggestions?
I never see any judder on my screen. I used Sony's default motionflow setting, 'standard' on all three picture-modes.
You might improve any judder or other screen problems by putting in Cnets, 5 noise filters to off settings. Cnet calls it 5-ways to improve your TV picture.
I include these with my settings which I sent to you a while back.
So I ordered this tv today at best buy. I got them to price match frys price of 1499. Getting it delivered in two weeks when we move. The guy said I got one of the last ones in the warehouse. Glad I went today. On best buys website description it says the tv comes with a free year of Netflix and Hulu plus. Is that true? I don't see that advertised anywhere else
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